Q: Is 246,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 246,480 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 246,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 79 80 104 120 130 156 158 195 208 237 240 260 312 316 390 395 474 520 624 632 780 790 948 1,027 1,040 1,185 1,264 1,560 1,580 1,896 2,054 2,370 3,081 3,120 3,160 3,792 4,108 4,740 5,135 6,162 6,320 8,216 9,480 10,270 12,324 15,405 16,432 18,960 20,540 24,648 30,810 41,080 49,296 61,620 82,160 123,240 and 246,480, with no remainder.

Since 246,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,480, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).